September 2018 Volume 49, Issue #7
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September 2018 Volume 49, Issue #7 THREE Victoria Orchid Society 2018 Meetings: Inside this issue: Fall 2 President’s Message September 24th 2 Upcoming Events October 22nd 3 Past Events November 26th 4 Open greenhouses . 5 Judging news 7 Minutes of the June meeting 8 Minutes of the AGM Members with last 9 Society Information names starting with 10 Reminders & Opportunities N, O & R are Classifieds asked to bring 11-13 What’s in bloom at . goodies for the the Muttart September meeting. This eccentric looking orchid, Psychopsis Kalihi ‘Big’ BM/JOGA grown by Diana Rowles, was voted the best plant on the display table at the June meeting . From the Editor Welcome to the new Victoria Orchid Society year of 2018/2019. There will be a number of changes as various tasks are redistributed within the Society. The website, previously managed by Blair Humphrey and Diana Rowles, is now in the care of Melanie Norris and will be more closely tied to the VicOS Facebook. This newsletter will not be available from the web any more, but will still be distributed by email to all members and other orchid societies. Dracula bella We have a number of new Directors, elected at the AGM in June and several members of the Executive are taking a well-earned rest. See the Society Information Section on Page 9. Contributions to the newsletter can be made up to 14 days before the next meeting date by contacting me by phone or email. (250-385-8888 or [email protected]). Logo photo D. Rowles Page 1 of 13 September 2018 Volume 49, Issue #7 President’s Message Welcome back to the Fall session of the Society. I hope everyone had a great summer with not too many breathing problems from all that smoke. Many thanks to those members who were kind enough to allow inspection of their greenhouses at the open houses. We certainly found an interesting variety of possibilities for growing orchids. We also had a marvelous barbecue this summer thanks to Bryan and his helpers. John Taylor My project this summer was repotting my collection, which I am still Fall 2018 working at. This is an important maintenance procedure and, I am ashamed to say, I have somewhat neglected it over the last year or so. It is actually September 24th – H&R Orchids quite rewarding to get one’s hands on each plant, one at a time, and find from Hawaii - new buds and signs of growth. Inevitably, too, signs of slug/snail damage, October 22nd – Hengduan the ubiquitous presence of scale and all the other infections that orchids Orchids November 26th – TBA are heir to – but with close examination something can often be done. December 10th – Xmas Party I suspect that what separates the good growers from the poor growers is the ability to do this kind of examination on a very regular basis – I need to work on that! And regular repotting! It is shaming to find a nice Cattleya failing, and realize it is because the bark in the bottom half of the pot has turned to muck. There are a number of interesting talks lined up for the next sessions. In September the speaker is Roy Tokunaga from H & R Nurseries (Oahu) speaking on Dendrobiums. H & R is a great source for orchids and I have grown a number of excellent plants from them. Hopefully, interested members had a chance to go through their catalogue and put in a pre-order, but possibly there will be extras available. H & R’s selection is heavy on the Cattleya alliance and, not surprisingly, Dendrobiums. Dendrobium is the second largest orchid genus after Bulbophyllum with over 1000 species and a very wide distribution. There is at least one famous hybrid named Dendrobium Roy Tokunaga, a hybrid between Den. atroviolaceum and Den. johnsoniae. Be sure to look at the new Victoria Orchid Society website. It’s excellent. Thanks, Melanie. John Taylor Upcoming Events: The monthly meeting of the Victoria Orchid Society is held on the fourth Monday of every month except July, August and December, starting at 7:30 p.m. The plants on the display table are presented by experts, followed by a short business meeting, a coffee break with a prize draw of plants and orchid related material, and a featured presentation. The meeting ends at about 10:00 p.m. Often there is a pre- meeting workshop or Question & Answer session from 6:45-7:30 p.m. The September pre-workshop is not yet confirmed. September 24thgeneral meeting - Roy Tokunaga of H&R Orchids in Hawaii will speak on Dendrobium orchids. H&R Orchid Nurseries – Waimanalo, Hawaii are known throughout the orchid growing world for their excellently grown plants, new & innovative orchid hybrids and rare & unusual species. Roy will speak on the topic of Dendrobium orchids, a genus which contains an astonishing variety of plants. He will be bringing pre-orders for those who have been swift enough to order ahead, but he will also be bringing extra plants for sale. A great start to the Society’s new season. Page 2 of 13 September 2018 Volume 49, Issue #7 Past Events June 25th General Meeting: Sasha Kubicek gave a very interesting presentation on the" World Slipper Orchid Conference 2018 in Hilo, Hawaii", with some great pictures and interesting insights to the Paphiopedilum growers of Hawaii. July 25th- Celebration of Life for D.A. Evans A memorial service was held for long time member D.A. Evans at the Sands Funeral Home. A lovely display of orchids was put together by Ingrid Ostrander. Flowers for the display were provided by Alida Bower, Joe Chow, Bryan Emery, Poul Hansen, Don Mills, Svend Munkholm, Henk Oudt, Lioba Samer and Pat & Cathy van Adrichem. Ingrid would like to thank all of these generous members, especially Svend Munkholm who kindly helped her during the set-up. August 12th - VicOS Summer Barbecue Bryan and Chris have, once again, hosted the summer barbecue in their beautiful garden. Good food, good company and good weather made the event as pleasurable as ever. Tickets & prizes Exotic garden features Social moments Fabulous food Page 3 of 13 September 2018 Volume 49, Issue #7 Summer Open Greenhouses July 29th – Debb Ward, Joe Chow and Cat Frutiger provided an interesting variety in growing spaces and situations. Debb has a large, fairly traditional greenhouse, Cat has a small greenhouse which is a much warmer than most growers can maintain, and Joe Chow has both a small intermediate greenhouse and a lot of outdoor orchid spaces. See below: August 26th Leda’s Patrick’s Poul’s Page 4 of 13 September 2018 Volume 49, Issue #7 Judging news: Please note that all awards are considered provisional until paperwork and payment is processed by AOS and published in Orchid Plus. Abu Saleh At the AOS Western Canada Judging Center’s judging at the Foothills Orchid Society Show on June 2, 2018, the following AOS awards were granted: Show Trophy (display) ‘Classic Forever’ ST/AOS 80pts Exhibitor: Foothills Orchid Society Cypripedium Monto ‘Barb’s Good Buy’ HCC/AOS 75pts (Cypripedium macranthos var. hotei-atsumorianum x Cypripedium fasciolatum) Exhibitor: Barbara Podmore Cypripedium Victoria ‘Secret’ HCC/AOS 78pts (Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens x Cypripedium fasciolatum) Exhibitor: Shawn Hillis | Garden Slippers Cypripedium x ventricosum hort. var. Goldschuh ‘Midas’ CHM/AOS 80pts) Exhibitor: Shawn Hillis | Garden Slippers * award provisional pending species identification Photographer Doug Savage We had our semi-annual business meeting on June 9. Congratulations to Margaret Prat on your promotion to Accredited Judge, Sasha Kubicek on joining the AOS Judging program, and Russ Volker on your retirement from AOS Judging. (Personnel changes will be made official at the Fall AOS Members meeting when the JC meets). Page 5 of 13 September 2018 Volume 49, Issue #7 At the AOS Western Canada Judging Center’s monthly judging on June 9, 2018, the following AOS awards were granted: Lepanthes estrellensis ‘Monkey’s Butterfly’ CBR/AOS Exhibitor: Abu Salleh * award provisional pending species identification Lepanthes maxillaris ‘Monkey’s Tron’ CBR/AOS Exhibitor: Abu Salleh * award provisional pending species identification Photographer Judith Higham At the AOS Western Canada Judging Center’s monthly judging on July 14, 2018, the following AOS awards were granted: Miltoniopsis Les Dirouilles ‘Lone Survivor’ AM/AOS 80pts (Mps. Five Oaks x Mps. Portelet) Exhibitor: Poul Hansen Miltoniopsis vexillaria f. Carolina ‘Summer’s Edge’ HCC/AOS 79pts Exhibitor: Poul Hansen Phalaenopsis honghenensis ‘Evguenia’ CHM/AOS 81pts Exhibitor: Alexey Tretyakov * award provisional pending species identification Photographer Alexey Tretyakov At the AOS Western Canada Judging Center’s monthly judging on August 11, 2018, the following AOS awards were granted: Chiloschista usneoides ‘TG’s Hot One’ CCM/AOS 84pts Exhibitor: Calvin Wong | Tropical Gardens Orchids Page 6 of 13 September 2018 Volume 49, Issue #7 Dendrobium Hibiki ‘TG’s Lava Bouquet’ CCM/AOS 85pts Exhibitor: Calvin Wong | Tropical Gardens Orchids Photographs by Judith Higham Next two monthly meetings: September 8, 2018 : 11:30am at Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary, 3873 Swan Lake Road, Victoria BC October 27, 2018 : 2:00pm, after Fraser Valley Orchid Society Show Judging, George Preston Rec Centre, 20699 – 42 Ave., Langley BC Victoria Orchid Society Minutes of General Meeting June 25, 2018 The General Meeting of June 25, 2018 was held at the Gordon Head United Church Hall. President John Taylor called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. There were no guests or new members. John asked Sasha Kubicek to present the Show Table. Secretary’s Report: Leda Bower moved and Sasha Kubicek seconded that the minutes of the May General meeting be approved as published in the newsletter.